Sled-runner.



D. L. BLCHEB..

SLED RUNNER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. a, 1909.

943,5 3 Patented Dec. 14., 1909.

"wmm A l @51m f DANIEL L. BLOCHER, OF BORDULAC, NORTH DAKOTA.

SLED-RUNNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

Application filed March 3, 1909. Serial No. 481,051.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL L. BLooHeR, a citizen of the United Stat-esof America, residing at Bordulac, in the county of Foster and State ofNorth Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvement-s inSled-Runners, of which the following is a specification.

rFhis invention relates to sled runners designed more particularly forattachment to the axle of sled vehicles for converting a buggy or othervehicle into a sleigh, and one of the principal objects of the inventionis to provide strong, durable and efficient means for attaching therunners to the axle or axles of the vehicle and to permit t-he runnersto rock upon the axles in passing over rough roads or obstructions.

Another object is to provide a strong and durable runner having a shoeconnected thereto which will hold the runners in line with the draft andprevent sidewise movement thereof.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a light metal sledrunner having a knee and brace of novel form for strengthening therunner and a reinforcing bar extending from the front end of the runnerto the knee for giving greater strength to the structure.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sled runner made in accordance with myinvention and secured to the end of an axle of ordinary form. Fig. 2 isa detail front elevation of a step secured to the runner. Fig. 3 is asectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, looking in the directionindicated by the arrows. Fig. L1 is a detail View in partial sectionshowing the manner of securing the brace to the sleigh runner. Fig. 5 isa detail side elevation, showing the loop in the end of a brace securedto the front of a runner.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the body of therunner, the frontv end of which is curved upwardly, as at 2, and therear end of which is curved upwardly, as shown at 3. Secured to therunner 1 is a shoe 4L of channel-iron or channelsteel, saidchannel-ironhaving the oppositely disposed iianges 5 providing theintermediate channel 6 between said flanges, and said shoe being securedto the runner by means of the bolts 7 disposed in the channel 6.

rirhis ruimer will hold the sled in the line of draft and will not beliable to slue about from side to side. Secured to the ruimer is astrong metal knee 8, the feet of which are connected by means of bolts 9to the runner, said knee converging as it extends upwardly and providedwith a horizontal upper supporting bar 10. To give increased strength tothe knee 8 a strong metal brace 11 is secured thereto, said bracecomprising an angular frame secured within the knee by means of bolts12, said bracebeing connected to the runner by means of a single bolt13.

Extending from the front end of the runner is a reinforcing bar 111, thefront end of which is secured to the runner by means of a bolt 15, andthe rear end of said bar is connected by means of a bolt 16 to the knee8 and to the brace 11.

rlhe runner is secured to an ordinary vehicle axle t by means of aU-shaped clip 17, the crown of which is curved and provided withshoulders 1S, while the upper ends of said clip are formed into roundedbolts 19 which extend through a plate 20, said bolts 19 being fittedwith nuts 21. Fitting over the top of the axle and underneath the plate2O is a curved bearing plate 22 which is secured to the plate 2() bymeans of a rivet 23. The bolts 19 extend through a rocker 24, the endsof which are reduced in a size to permit the runner to rock upon theaxle, the lower surface of said rocker resting upon the top 10 of theknee S.

As shown in Fig. 2, the step 25 is connected to the outer end of thevehicle axle, said step comprising a tubular portion 26 surrounding awooden bushing 2T on the end of the axle a. rlhe step is braced from therunner by the diverging braces 28 secured to the step by means of thebolt 29 and secured to the brace 8 by means of the bolt 30. A brace 31is connected by the bolt 29 t0 the step, and the opposite end of saidbrace is connected by the bolt 32 to the brace 14. The brace 31 isprovided with a twist 33 intermediate its ends.

As shown in Fig. 5 the brace 14E is provided with a loop 14ka at itsfront end to provide means for attachment of a draft chain or link.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my sled runner is of simpleconstruction, is secured to the axle by strong and durable means whichwill permit the runner to rise and fall .in passing` over obstructionsor to rock upon the axle; that the shoe is made ot' channel-iron orchannel-steel and Will hold the runner in line of draft, and that theentire runner is made of metal, and While it is Very strong, it iscomparatively light in Weight.

I claim l. A sled runner comprising' a runner, a shoe connected thereto,a knee, a reinforcing` bar connected to said runner and knee, a braceconnected to said bar and to said knee, an axle clip connected to saidknee and brace, an axle and a rocker connected to said axle and providedwith reduced opposite ends, said rocker bearing upon the upper surfaceof the knee to permit the runner to rock under the axle.

2. A sled comprising` a pair of runners, a

shoe connected to each runner, a knee consisting of a bar connected tothe runner and having a flat upper surface, a brace Within the knee,said brace being connected to the runner and knee, a reinforcing` barconnected to Said runner and knee, an axle clip connected to said kneeand to said brace, an axle and a rocker provided with oppositely reducedends bearing upon the upper sur- :t'ace of the knee to permit the sledto rock under the axle.

In testimon)7 whereof I aitix my signature in presence of Witnesses.

CHRISTIAN BLOCHER, Cnius S. BLoonnn.

